Vehicle body



Oct. 7 1924.`

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J. MCAWTHUR Oct. 7 1,924.

VEHICLE BODY Filed Feb. 14

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implliioaitioii Mo obi-M115# .To all LU/"wm t may como/mf Re ib knownthat Joni@ niifoiiniriinng o. citiiaon oi? the Unitod. @mtos oi,finioiczn iosidL ing; aft Doin-oit, in bho county ofiifojyno sind Stateoif iviiiohigrgoin, hos iiwontod sind. iiseiii, limpifovoinonis inWohioio iodios, of Wiiioh the following is s spooiiootioin The objectoi' inoin'w/oiniion is to pifovidjo s oiosod body 'foi' inotoi' diivonvoifiicios psi*- ticfuim'iy of the limousine, coup, onli und sesion typowhich will. noi inifoivo n Lomi. 'upon the Chassis in sncoss orf that ofsn @non nary o pon oitouring; body ion iin smno om sind which tiioroioionisy no sn'bstitniod ioi' the latten without nooossiiiitin :my ohznihogoin the consti?notion o? inno olnisnff' oi; in inno monsion oi'i'osiszinoo of tho si s nso@ in siippoi'iinfhg bho body, to @fino ono"3.1m 'i3 ino sii-nio can' may "be p'i'ovidofi with inioiohongoziioiobodies with tho ossiiinnco flm 'dio ifidii :f

A J qualities oi ino Velnoio wiii bo tho soins i'oof Mio typo of boyused.u

goi'dloss is o fuit-hoi? object oi tho ifmfonon to provini@ :i oiosor'ibody ii'oi' Vohioilxs oi dio typo inc'liostod irviiich While bovino swoii wVoiing; o1* iiioi.' supporto@ and st iimiofi by s. skeletonLi'i'znno of ooii'vontionzii oi pro iiolied consti'noton which simil nocfipiii ojlf boing minited indi Vziinishof'i or oiziiol, treated tooooivs n nigggi'i polish of any do sii'od. ooioi', :is in tho piesontpractico, shziii havo o, degl-eo oi i'ioiiibifiity sit tno joints which"will :permit oil 'yiol n io o iiniiiod extent; to compensato for"iwistingg oi' racking; of tho chassis inoidoni io 'Mio pi'oggisss of o,Vohiole ovoi ordinary nood surfaces? Without such bonding; or budding;of Mio wail oovoi ing oil :fiioi' zig 'to insi'7 @mok oi? injni'o inoiinish of tho sini-foco, ind "whoi'oin nioioovoii' 'the moans by whichino ivi/nii @owning oi .iifloi soo'lli'sd to 'Mio simi-whim iiioino oi'oconcealed iii'onl iho viow oi* sin obsoiifoi, so that tho exposedsniiiznzo o i'jno zii bony presents ii smooth sind fitti? oaivon'ppszn'inoo With those genero] obji-wiiy in View in@ ,in-- Voniiionconsists in o Consii'noton :and oon1- iflinotion oi? pziis oi Whioii aiinfoiori'od @no boc'lilnent is shown in the nocoinponyinig d1swingsy'Wiio1'on:- i

Figui@ l n, Vio'w oi2 zi oiosod can body oonsiiruotod. in zio-condoneswith ino in volition..

'iigni'of is s, pian ifisw oif Mio suino Fignios G5 'Yy 9 andi i() :noiospooiziifoiy' 1.4i, SiN-m :sights il sind o, iop fiznno 1R, izo Wi ichis at Monod s Wziii uovo; oi 'iiioi' 13 ond 'top oovoinlg; )ELsiiizilfflo dooii's i5 ind lo boing' nlonnvoii in the usual Way bozwoenpire'- soriboci upii his oir stsn'imfds oi" Lilo skoo- 4fon 'ifiiinojsind s hood. ointonsion li' boing :n i'snggod in connection with thoiion` wiili bo nozith tho i snol, oiV coni/onitionzii Wind.

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'fno oioniion'zs oif tho skoioton iiznno iiniiy oo oi" 'wood of un 1Yifioi' gi'anio, pifoviffioii ii'; is fioo ioin bloinashos doi'ootingiii-oin o sti'onggn ihoiooij by i'esson oif tho ifoc't that ii; inpi'oiiori'oii no ooncon'i. 'the onion sin'isooi-s ivhoioo oihoi' 'by thowail and roof ooif'oiings oi' iiiio fs oiI 'by snppiolnonmi incingiajs of n, inoioiizifl coii'osigmndng with that oia'f zins "will and iooif ortop oo'voiingggs, to tho ond Limi; those sniiioos n'uny bo iinisiiod invon ifoi'ini'zy with diosa of tho wail und ifo such innings, ioi"xxzinipio9 boing sho n in iiigni'w o und ond boing o ppod tho up 'ggiltsoi siomfimais 530 of tno dooi Woll, is "no those oil tho skoiolon funn@Tiflis inner snii'noo oif'f the body is ifoiniod by si au to iining oiupholstoi'y indicato@ :it anni which obviously may bs oi ii-ny En'oiioifi'oii design to suis tho tosto of ino buidor or dosignei oi' thoofhsisoioii oi' in ivondod pin-poso oi? tho ifohiolo.

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fiiiol' mf@ sooni'oci no ino onteiodgos of tno bins foi-ming" i111@ iop:Finnlo by :insti-xn in@l inosns consisting in tho Coni-functioniilnsii'oiod of moins o" nailV sind tho odgss oi' 'tho 'iop oil ifoo'icovoi'ing i zn'o disposed in, overlapping i'olotion with the odgos oiin@ waii ooifoi' 'iq und in concealing oi' oiscuiing isolation 'with'kilo 'fastening efiovioos tno1ooi? so io cui; oii' s Viow of saidifosizoning o'isvioos i'oin kho ontoiioi o 'i olio 'vo`i1ioio smid odgosoi. izilo iiop oi.' iooif oovoi'* in@l 'pi'oiioiaibiy boing i'oiiodnpwoi'flliy ss iniiosizofl si 23 '33 'foi'in @mosti-mmh or gun Ll i)ters particularly at the sides and front of the top so as to preventdripping of rain from the roof or top over the Wind shield and dooropenings and cause the discharge of Water flowing from the top at therear thereof. The edges. of the top or roof covering are secured bynails or tacks 24 driven into the top frame l2 Within the roll andtherefore invisibleto an observer' standi on the level of the car andoutside of the same. The edges of the top or roof covering thus formfacing strips for housing and concealing the facing means for the Wallcovering, and the fastening means for the edges of the top or roofcovering are in turn concealed by the returned gutter forming flanges ofthe latter.

The fastening means consisting of tacls or nails 25 for the facingstrips 19 re concealed by the overlapping edges of the.` .ll coveringand upholstery, the edges of said facing strips 'being flanged asindicated` 19l to lie parallel and in contact .vi-th the inner and outersurfaces of the frame bars forming the uprightsv or standards. The Wallcovering of the doors are crin'iped at their edges as shown at 26 aroundanchor ing strips 27 which are secured to the uprights or standards inoverhanging relation vvith the facing surfaces of said bars, so that themeans of attachment consisting of tacks or nails 28 of the anchoringstrips are concealed by the overlying portions of the wall covering. Thecrimps formed in the edges of the wall covering are sufficient to holdthe latter in proper relation with the anchoring strips and this meansof attachment serves to present an unbroken exterior surface of the Wallcovering so as to receive an unbroken uniform finish or polish with notendency to crack or star as would a hard finish adjacent to an exposedfastening means. Moreover the joint formed by the crimp is capable of asulicieint yielding` quality to compensate for the unavoidable twist o-fthe body incident to the racking of the chassis in traversing unevenroad surfaces.

In Figures 11 and 12 there is show vn a means of anchoring theextremities of the uprights or standards to the sill and Vtop frameConsisting of the Hanging of the facing strip 19 atits lower end to formears 2S seein-ed to the sill by tacks or nails 29, and an. angle plate30 secured by similar fastening means to the inner surfaces of the upperend of the upright and the frame l2 to be overedin the finished car bodyby the interior upholstery or lining. l

The upper edge of the Wall covering of vthe door as shown in Figure l()is crimped as indicated at 3l around a sill plate 32 out side of theplane of the sash 33, to form a jioint similar in construction andoperation to that described in connection with the ugrights or standardsof the door structures and as represented by the crimps 2G in referenceto the anchor plates 27.

Furthermore it is preferred to provide the door openings With taperedlintel threshold strips 34.- and substantially secured to the top frameand sills by screws 3G or the equivalents thereof, and to provide theupper and lower edges of the doors with complemental transverselywedge-shaped stop strips 37 and adapted for mating engagement With thelintel and threshold strips as a means of excluding wind and rain, andthe door locking bolts 39 which in the con-v struction illustrated areshown both at the top and the 'bottom of the door (see Figures S and 9),may be arranged to engage the inner and thicker edges of said lintel andthreshold strips as a means of holding the door in its closed position,to the end that said strips thus perform a dual function. By slightlybeveling the outer faces of the bolt noses as shown at 40, theengagement thereof With the inner edges of the lintel and thresholdstrips may serve as a means of taking up lost motion to prevent rattlingand snugly seating the surfaces of the door carried strips upon theIbeveled surfaces of the lintel and threshold strips.

It Will be noted that the stop, lintel and threshold strips 37, 38 and34; and 35 are se cured detachably in position, making it possible toremove them, when Worn, to permit new ones to be installed. In this way,the edge portions of the door opening, especially the threshold thereof,may be reneWed.

rllhe Wall and top or roof coverings preferably consist of sheet metalof comparav tively thin gage and in practice it is preferred to use ametal such as aluminum for the reason that while being relatively strongand tough and at the same time light in Weight, and furthermore having acomparatively low eo-etlicient of expansion and contraction undervariations of temperature, it lends itself readil \v to the applicationof conventional forms of finishing preparations in the Way of paint andvarnish and is adapted in yielding to strains such as those incident tothe movement of the car to maintain smooth contour and avoid buckling orcrimping and hence avoid the cracking or marring of a highly polishedsurface having a hard finish. An important factor in maintaining asmooth surface of the wall covering resides in the fact that the edgesthereof are not attached or anchored tdi rectly to the exterior surfacesof the bars forming the skeleton frame, but Where attached to the saidbars are flanged as shown at Lil in Figure 7 and to lie in contact withthe facing surfaces of the frame bars such as the nprights or standards,with the fastening means such as nails or tacks 42 covered by lli) mtimethe covering upon 'the ltieirie, so that the tendeney under sti-ein iste meint-ein the int grity ot the herd linished et'izitiny; orsnrlfiieingg inetei'iel with which the Covering is Also it will be notedthet the well provided. cover-inw :it the top and bottoni el the doors37') is prei/idoli with erinoper llzinge portions end 32E whieh overlie'the stop stripe ol` the upper end lower edges resigveetively ol thedoors.

Het/ing; described the i:iiyentioin Whitt is claimed es new end useil'ulis:--

lo s, closed Vehicle body comprising; e skeleton treme ineludine`upright end'liorisentiti lfrenie members, eertein o'if which beinglerinnged and emisingg to be termed sdieeent door 't1-eines constitutinge 'port olf the vehiele body, doors operzttively nioi'inted eid doortrames, end stop .sind tl'iresliold stiiis lizerried by the upper endlower :idjerent edges oil the doors and 'the door trennte seid step andthreshold strips beine; demolnible ifvhereby they may be renewed undheviiw; their adjacent engaging 'times bevel-eil., :illoifving the doorsto swine; ent-A wzirdly, the beveled laces oli the thresholifl stripe etthe door ilreines constituting: ineens on which hitch bolts iney ride,wl'iereby the leteh bolts niey engage behind the nntjor inner edges otthe threshold stripe el the door iti-eines1 seid mejor inner edges etthe threshold strips constitilting` Catches.

2. ln a Closed Vehicle body' eoinprisingI e skeleton freine inelndine)1upright and horizonte-l freine members, certain of which bein@- errengedend sensing to be foi-ined tidjacent door ritn'ies eenstittiting;` epart oit the Yvehicle body4J doors operatively mounted in seid door'ifrenies, stop end threshold strips eerried by the Lipper end lowerzitljouent edges olf the doors end the door lrenies, seid st p indthresl'iold st-rijgjis beinel deteehzibie whereby they nnty be renewedend having their etljeeent engeging lieues beveled, ellosfiiigr thedoors to .swing otit- V\\f=.rdly, the beveled tti-ees oia the thresholdstrips oit the door :teenies (constituting ineens on which leteh boltsmay ridej 'whereby the lzileh bolts n'iey engage behind the initierinner edges olf' the tlneshold strips oil? the door lrtines, seidine-jor :inner edges olf the threshold strips constituting stitchesa:ind s. 'well covering ot' sheet nietel lor the skeleton body freine and'tor the doors, 'the letter rmll covering heying crimped 'listing/epoi'- tiees et the top end bottifinfi ot the doors mferlyingg; the 'Listrips ol? the nijiper end lower edges oit the doors.

Sl. ii. elosed vehicle body hei/'ing e door opening;I inelndinl;l :idoor therefor eed wherein the opening;` is provided with upper end loweroutwardly (letleeted lintel and threslwld strijg'if-,f sind. the doorbeing' prmfiiled with eoniigileinei i l opper :ind lower wedge shaped.stop stri ps 'ler nietingr relation s l: thelintel :ind tlntsl'ioldstriiisf, l

the liirtel end threshold end Wedge-sliefperl stop strips bein removablewhweby they nitty be renewed 'the outwardly detlerted sorteos-s el" thelint-el :ind threshold striigis eonstitiitingp; ineens on which hitchbolts nitty rideq whereby the bolts iney engage behind the initier inneredges oli the lintel and threshold strips sei/l mejor inner edges een,Litutinlijg eittehes;

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